Washing device.



UNITED STATES PATENT oFEIoE.

JOHN MCDONALD HATTERSLEY, OI" LONDON, ENGLAND.

WASHING DEVICE;

Specification of Letters Patent. n

Patented Dec. 7, 1915.

Application led June 7, 1915. Serial No. 32.676.

To all whom t may concer/n.'

Bc it known that I, JOHN McDoNaLn HATTERSLEY, a subject of the King of Great Britain and Ireland, residing at 203 Regent street, London, IV., England, have invented` certain newand useful Improvements in lVashmg Deviceszfand I do hereby declare the following to `be a full', clear, and exact.

description of the invention, such as -will enable others skilled yin the art to'which it contact with the said diaphragm.

The parts of my improved washer are preferably so constructed and attached to each other that the lwhole device can be disassembled by unscrewing a single nut 'or screw forming part of or attached to acentral rod. i

In order that my invention may be more clearly understood and more readily carried into practice l have appended hereunto .a

sheet of drawings illustrating the same wherein v Figure 1 1s an elevation of a device made in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2,

is a sectionaly view. Fig. 3 is an underside plan. v Fig. 4 isa sectional View illustrating a modification. Figs. 5 and 6 are sectional elevation and undersideplan respectively of a modified form of socket portion.

In carrying my invention into practice as illustrated in the accompanying drawings at Figs. 1, 2, 3, 5 and tithe handle of the.

deviceis secured to a socket portion 2 having aconical mouth at its lower end, which receives the Ismallend of the main conical body 3 of the tool, the perforated diaphragm or diaphragms 4 and 5 detachably fit within the mouth of the main cone, all being secured together by a central screw 6 or equivalent.

The socket portion 2 may be conveniently -made from a gun-mct-al or other non-oxidirf able material, having an opening at its upper end to receive the wooden handle 1, and

having a conical opening at the lower end to receive the narrow end oi the maln conical member, which is truncated and open at this truncated end; The socket portion is made 'with a series of Aribs 7 disposed radially upon its interior, or the truncated cone may have similar external ribs, so that when the two parts are placed together they contact only at the projecting ribs, the main parts being slightly separated so as to permit the water to pass up through the main cone and out between the said cone and the lower part of the socket portion, which thus forms a shield to protect the .operator from splashes. v Two diaphragme are employed one of which l is perforated with small holes 8, and which is preferably dished and placed within the mouth of the cone, having itsconcave surface facing in the direction of the mouth of the cone, while the other disk 5 has a series of radial arms 9 projecting outwardly from a central boss portiony 10,

`this -diaphragm being preferably similarly dished, but placed within the vcone in the opposite way, a'. o., with its convex surface facing toward the mouth of the cone, so that although the two disks contact together at their outer peripheries, they are separated to a considerable extent at the center. Each of these two disks has a central'hole, l2 12a through which is passed the long f screw 6,'which engages with a small screwed hole 13 in the socket portion this `single screw clamping the two diaphragms and the main cone and the socket all together, and obviously by removing the screw the two diaphragms and the main cone and the socket may be disconnected for cleaning purposes.

At Fig. 4 Ia form is illustrated according to which the 'shield portion 2a is of sheet metal and is made separately from the socket portion 2b of the socket member. In this form no internal ribs are providedbut the water is allowed to pass out through the holes 14 formed under the shield in the conc 3. As in the other forms shown it will be seen that all the parts are readily detach- It lwill be understood that the device is used by reciprocating it up and down in 'the wash tub, the clothes or other articles being washed occupying positions within and underneath the cone and underneath the diaphragm 5 as shown in Figs. 2 and 4.

In my apparatus no part is permanentlyv attached thereto or to any other part except the central rod, this may be attached either to the handle socket or to the lower disk or diaphragm 5 as hereinbefore described or it may not be attached to either. In any case it will be observed that lall the component parts of my machine can be separated from one another by the simple operation of unscrewing or unfastening one small part.

The advantages obtained by constructing the device so that all parts are readily detachable, are that each art can be cleaned and dried separately witli great ease, a number ot' the cones and other parts can be packed-within the other enabling me to obtain great economy of space when the device is packed for transit or other purposes, the device can be manufactured more cheaply than has hitherto been the case owing to the tact that the hand labor required is reduced to a minimum, and moreover it' any part has to be replaced from any cause this can be done with great vfacility.

most important feature of my invention is the provision of means whereby the clothes are prevented from coming into too close contact with the dialjihragm al. the said means also serving to prevent the clothes or the like entering too far into the whole cone or vessel. It' the clothes were allowed to comeI into close contact with the perforated disk it the disturbance ot the water caused by these pert'orations which is essential to eiiciency in this class ot washing device would be greatly reduced or altogether lost.

Another important 'feature of my invention is the provision ot passages through. the upper or smaller end ot' the` main cone, or between same and the handle socket. The presence of these passages allows the device to be moved downwardly upon the clothes with much less ell'ort than is usual as the water enters thc lower end ol the main cone more readily than is usual owing to the fact that the air within thel cone is able to eteet a quick exit through said passages. Moreover upon the upward stroke. a fresh supply of air enters imnu-aliately and the water present in the vessel is thus released again reL ducing the amount ot etlort"required.

The two diaphragms or disks i and 7 will promote an even distribution of soap or other desired substance used in washing and this advantage will be quickly noticed in the rlnslng out ot' the clothes t'or owing` to the greater disturbance. ol the water which has takenqilace every particle ot' the soap or other matter is easily extracted from the clothesl with very beneficial results.

'hile l haveherein 'shown and described my invention generally, it will be readily understood that changes and modifications therein may be required or desired to meet the various exigencies of use, and I desire it to be understood that I reserve the rightto make any and all such changes as may be required or found desirable in so far as the same may fall within the spirit and scope, of the invention as expressed in the accompanying clailns.

"hat I claim and desire. to secure b v Letters Patent is l. A clothes 'asher comprising in combination a cone having anl internal perforated inwardly dished diaphragm, and attaching near the inner surface of the cone near the mouth of the cone, and an outwardly dished device comprising a central boss with radial arms and detachably secured near the mout-h of the cone immediately outside of the diaphragm whereby the diaphragm is normally held in position. v

2. AA clothes washer comprisingin combi nation, a cone having through passagev its smaller 'end a socket portion .tit around the small end of the cone, an iut nal perforated diaphragm detacl "bly cured near thennulth of said cone, .an out wardly dished devicev comprising a r-.eutrai boss with radial arms detachably secured near the mouth of said cone` and a. central rod carried by said Socket portion and de tachably connectingl said cone, said diaphragm` and said device to said socket por tion whereby said cone is aiso detaclmbly secured to said socket portion,

5E. clothes washer compiiscg in combi nation a fone having through pass-,ages near its smailer end a socket portion itting around the small end of thecone, projecting ribs between said portion and saidv cone, an internal perforated diaphragm detachabiy secured near the mouth ot said conc and in contact with the inner face thereof.y an out-- wardly dished device comprising a central boss with radial arms cured near the mouth ol5 said cone` the arms ot said device contacting with the inner fare oi the con@ iuunediately in front ot said diaphragm whereby the diaphragm is held in place b v the device. and a ('entrai rod detaehably assreiated with said socket portion and said device.

ln testinn'aiy whereof l atiix` my signature. in presence of two witnesses.

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